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The E
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tageThe Early Years Foundation Stage in England:
Themes, Principles and Commitments
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The E
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• 2005: ‘Direction of Travel’ document was published and many practitioners and organisations attended meetings and gave their views.
• May - July 2006: Formal consultation on a draft document. Questionnaires used and several thousand responses from the full range of providers, practitioners and national organisations. Those responses have been taken into account as fully as possible in the final version.
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• 20 local authorities shared the document with parents, children and practitioners
• Telephone survey by a national organisation• Throughout the process of putting the final EYFS
package together drafts have been trialled with many different groups and early years experts.
The E
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Theme: Learning and DevelopmentPrinciple: Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning and development are equally important and
interconnected.
Theme: A Unique ChildPrinciple: Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured
Theme: Positive Relationships Principle: Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.
Theme: Enabling Environments Principle: The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.
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The E
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The E
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Birth to 11
months 8 to 20months
16 to 20
months
22 to 36 months
30 to 50 months
40 to 60 +
months
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